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Face Interview, II.B.), as to the a/b’s intent to return home. Examples of self-contradictory statements: “Sometimes I want to go home and sometimes I don’t.” “I intend to go home, but I want to stay here.” “Yes, I want to go home, but I really don’t know if I should.” 3. Property Contiguous to the Home site – All or some of the tax value of property contiguous to the home site and the buildings located on that property, regardless of value, is excluded. a. Contiguous means a shared boundary. (1) Contiguous property is real property with boundaries that touch the principal place of residence. (2) The presence of streets, roads, lakes, rivers, or streams is to be disregarded in determining whether property is contiguous. b. If the a/b or financially responsible person has an ownership interest in the principal place of residence, the value of all contiguous property is excluded from countable resources. This is part of his home site and is excluded from countable resources as such. c. If the a/b or financially responsible person has no ownership interest in the principal place of residence but does have ownership in the contiguous property, exclude up to $12,000.00 in the tax value of contiguous property. Refer to VII.B.1. below, to determine that portion that is countable. This exclusion is separate and apart from the home site exclusion. 4. Non-Countable Ownership Interests Do not count the following types of ownership interest in real property: a. Life estate interest in real property. NOTE: Income produced from a life estate is countable to the life estate holder regardless of who receives the income. b. Remainder interest if there is more than one remainder holder, unless the remainder interest is owned by a married couple as tenancy by the entirety. c. Tenancy-in-common ownership in real property, including tenancy-in­ common remainder interest. (Refer to MA-2240, Transfer of Assets, for possible sanctions resulting from a transfer of tenancy-in-common interest in real property.) 33